Who Should Attend?

Anyone interested in pursuing a world recognised professional qualification in Finance and Auditing.

Entry Requirements

PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION ROUTE (PER)

For entry to ACCA's Professional Qualification, you must be at least 18 years old and meet at least one of the criteria shown below.
If you are over 21 years old and do not fulfil the entry requirements of the Professional Examination Route, you will automatically be considered for the MSER (Mature Student Entry Route).

MATURE STUDENT ENTRY ROUTE (MSER)

For entry to ACCA's Professional Qualification via the MSER you must be over 21 years old. You must also pass Papers M1 and M2 (equivalent to Papers 1.1 and 1.2) within two years from the date of your first eligible ACCA examination session. You will then be able to transfer to the main student register. MSER candidates have a maximum of two years from the date of your first eligible ACCA examination session to pass Papers M1 and M2 (the equivalent of Papers 1.1 and 1.2). If successful you will be transferred onto the professional register and exempted from Papers 1.1 and 1.2.

VOCATIONAL ROUTE - Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification

This is ACCA's vocational, open- entry introduction to accounting. Applicants who are 16 years or older can complete ACCA's CAT qualification and will be eligible for direct entry to Part 2 of ACCA's professional examination.

Course Syllabus

NOTE: All Part 1 and Part 2 Papers are mandatory.
Part 3 includes both Optional Papers and mandatory Core Papers.

PART 1

1.1 Preparing Financial Statements
1.2 Financial Information for Management
1.3 Managing People

PART 2

2.1 Information Systems
2.2 Corporate and Business Law
2.3 Business Taxation
2.4 Financial Management and Control
2.5 Financial Reporting
2.6 Audit and Internal Review

PART 3 - Any two of the following:

3.1 Audit and Assurance Services
3.2 Advanced Taxation
3.3 Performance Management
3.4 Business Information Management

And all three Core Papers:

3.5 Strategic Business Planning and Development
3.6 Advanced Corporate Reporting
3.7 Strategic Financial Management

MATURE STUDENT ENTRY ROUTE

M1 Preparing Financial Statements
M2 Financial Information for Management

Practical Work Experience Requirements

In addition to passing the professional examinations, you must satisfy ACCA's practical training requirements, You will need to:
NB: The STR will be sent to you upon registration as an ACCA student.

Within these requirements, ACCA offers you the maximum possible flexibility, enabling you to match your work experience to ACCA's training requirements in a variety of ways.

For example, you can: The work experience must, of course, be of an accounting or accounting-related nature and properly supervised. Wherever possible your supervisor should be a line manager or partner who is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant or a member of an accountancy or audit body recognised by law in your country of employment. Your supervisor should review your work and check that you are meeting the practical training requirements. He or she is also responsible for judging whether you have achieved the elements of competence.

PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

If you wish to work as an accountant offering your own services direct to the public, you will be required to be an ACCA member and hold an appropriate practising certificate. This requires further training within public practice, after being admitted to membership. There may be specific legal requirements in different territories.

EMPLOYER ACCREDITATION

While you can gain your practical experience for membership with any organisation, ACCA encourages all employers to obtain accreditation for the training of Chartered Certified Accountants. Employers who meet the required standards for accreditation are then rewarded with privileged access to training information and services, helping them create the best training environment for their finance staff. This in turn benefits ACCA students training with them.